# The Wagner New Zealand Foundation

**Charities Register number:** CC37256
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Auckland
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Educating NZ persons in singing/operatic skills with particular reference to Wagner's music. Promoting the peformance of music, particularly Wagner's music by NZ singers and musicians. Promoting in NZ the appreciation of Wagner's music.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** B (79.5 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 90/100
- **Governance:** 55/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-10-01 (methodology 3.11)
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** none

Ratings are an analytical view computed from this charity's own filings to the Charities Register, using a published methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology. They are not advice and not a statement about any individual.

## Latest annual return (year ended 2025-12-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$8k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$10k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-2k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$150k
- **Donations:** NZ$2k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier4
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=5ec74518-d8e6-f011-bb4e-000d3acc4199&isPublic=true

All figures are as filed by the charity with Charities Services, in New Zealand dollars.

## Filing history

| Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Surplus/deficit | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | NZ$8k | NZ$10k | NZ$-2k | not disclosed |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$11k | NZ$25k | NZ$-14k | NZ$153k |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$10k | NZ$10k | NZ$-45 | NZ$169k |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$8k | NZ$8k | not disclosed | NZ$167k |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$7k | NZ$8k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$17k | NZ$510 | not disclosed | NZ$168k |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$22k | NZ$870 | not disclosed | NZ$142k |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$7k | NZ$25k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$9k | NZ$51 | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$12k | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 1 current (8 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC37256) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-13
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-04

Figures are as filed. A charity that has filed since the dates above may have newer numbers on the Charities Register.

## More data

- Charity profile: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-wagner-new-zealand-foundation
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-wagner-new-zealand-foundation/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-wagner-new-zealand-foundation/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC37256

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-wagner-new-zealand-foundation. Primary source: Charities Services (Ngā Rātonga Kaupapa Atawhai), Department of Internal Affairs. Analytical scores are CharityData's own, computed under a published methodology, and are not advice. Generated 2026-10-04T22:22:21.030Z.